Nagisa Ōshima

Nagisa Ōshima

1932-03-31 | Okayama, Japan

2013-01-15

Nagisa Ōshima (大島 渚) was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. After graduating from Kyoto University he was hired by Shochiku Ltd. and quickly progressed to directing his own movies, making his debut feature “A Town of Love and Hope” in 1959.